Wellness

According to a report by the MetLife Mature Market Institute, 26.2 percent of American adults lead sedentary lifestyles, and nearly the same percentage of Americans are obese.

We talk a lot about our aging workforce. We also tend to discuss obesity quite a bit. But what we rarely touch on is the deadly and costly combination of the two.

Employers have doubled their spending on wellness incentives in the last four years, new research finds.According to a new employer survey conducted by…

A New York federal judge has ruled that the Food and Drug Administration must make emergency contraceptives available to women of all ages within 30 days.

Walgreen Co. has stretched the reach of its drugstore clinics beyond treating ankle sprains and sinus infections to handling chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked Congress to spend $100 million next year on a new project to map the human brain in hopes of eventually finding cures for disorders like Alzheimer's, epilepsy and traumatic injuries.

More employers are relying on new technologies to promote health engagement and attain targeted employee behavior changes.

The U.S. government is abandoning a legal battle to require that cigarette packs carry a set of large and often macabre warning labels depicting the dangers of smoking and encouraging smokers to quit.